VAC, 2015/2017 Community members have recently been expressing interest in human papillomavirus vaccines (HPV) in online discussions. Health bodies in both the UK and Ireland have recommended that all gay and bisexual men receive the vaccine in order to reduce their risk of certain cancers. VAC developed a position statement on this issue back in July 2015 in association with Melbourne Sexual...
TIME, Dec. 14, 2016 The largest and most comprehensive study on the matter reports that women are much more emotionally stressed if they are denied an abortion initially than if they received one upon request. “There are policies and decisions being made with this assumption that abortion harms women’s mental health,” says study author M. Antonia Biggs. Read more here Access journal paper (full...
AFAO, 23 September, 2016
Communicating the story of HIV in Australia is critical, but the nuances of Australia’s HIV epidemic can be complex to convey at a glance.
As a communications and advocacy tool, AFAO has put together a handy set of infographics outlining key issues and statistics.
Download infographic (PDF) HIV in Australia: 2016
Kirby Institute, Date Published:Tuesday, 13 September 2016 This report provides an annual account of progress against the objectives of Australia’s National blood‑borne virus (BBV) and sexually transmissible infections (STIs) Strategies. In June 2014, Australia’s federal, state and territory health ministers endorsed five new National Strategies for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, STIs, and human...
The Age, September 16 2016 – 7:31AM The legal age for consensual anal sex in Queensland has been lowered to 16 years, in line with other consensual sexual activity, and the word “sodomy” removed from the Criminal Code. The Queensland Parliament voted to remove the longstanding source of discrimination in Queensland’s Criminal Code on Thursday night. Read more here ...
Victoria State Government, July 2016 The Victorian government has launched two separate strategies to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. The Victorian hepatitis B strategy and Victorian hepatitis C strategy 2016-20 address the significant public health burden from hepatitis B and hepatitis C (viral hepatitis). The strategies reflect the Government’s commitment to decreasing the public...